alexitimia
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ᾰ̓λέξῐς (aléxis) + Ancient Greek θῡμός (thūmós) + -ia.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: a‧le‧xi‧ti‧mi‧a
Noun edit
alexitimia f (uncountable)
- (medicine) alexithymia (psychological disorder characterized by the inability to feel, manage and express one's emotions, as a result of not understanding them)
Further reading edit
- “alexitimia” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “alexitimia” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
alexitimia f (uncountable)
Further reading edit
- “alexitimia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014